Badminton: Shuttlers Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth likely to travel for Olympic qualifiers via Doha due to COVID-19 restrictions
The two tournaments are the last events that are included in the Olympic qualification calendar after the postponement of the Indian Open this month due to the worsening COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Apr 30, 2021, 12:36 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics: Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal's qualifying hopes threatened by Malaysia's travel ban
The travel ban, which has been implemented in response to the worsening COVID-19 situation in India, has put doubts over whether the Indian contingent will be able to take part in the Malaysian Open, which will be held from May 25 to 30.
Orleans Masters badminton: Saina Nehwal, Ashwini-Sikki enter semis
Saina edged past Iris Wang of the USA 21-19, 17-21, 21-19 in 60 minutes in the quarter-final match. The Indian shuttler will now lock horns with unseeded Line Christophersen of Denmark in the semi-finals.
Mar 27, 2021, 06:48 AM IST
PV Sindhu enters Swiss Open final, Kidambi Srikanth exits
PV Sindhu, the reigning world champion, beat fourth-seeded Blichfeldt 22-20 21-10 in 43 minutes to avenge her first-round loss to the Danish world no. 12 at the Yonex Thailand Open in January. This is Sindhu's first final appearance since the World championships in Basel in 2019.
Mar 06, 2021, 19:33 PM IST
PV Sindhu reaches quarter-final at Swiss Open, Ajay Jayaram, Kidambi Srikanth also progress
PV Sindhu continued her impressive run at the ongoing Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament in Basel as he advanced to the quarterfinals of the women's singles event on Thursday. The Indian shuttler secured a comfortable 21-13 21-14 win over her opponent Iris Wang. She will face Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the next round.
Mar 04, 2021, 19:48 PM IST
Kidambi Srikanth, Satwik-Ashwini enter quarterfinals of Swiss Open
Former men's singles champion Kidambi Srikanth and the mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa progressed to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament in Basel on Thursday.
Mar 04, 2021, 15:57 PM IST
Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu virtually out of BWF World Tour Finals after consecutive defeats
A week ago P V Sindhu had suffered a demoralising defeat to Ratchanok Intanon and this time too there was no change in fate for the World Champion. Sindhu went down 18-21 13-21 to the third-seeded Thai. Meanwhile, Srikanth enjoyed a 3-0 head-to-head count against Wang Tzu Wei ahead of his match but it mattered little as the Taiwanese world no 12 made a remarkable comeback and secured a 19-21 21-9 21-19 win over the Indian.
Jan 28, 2021, 18:43 PM IST
PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth look to turn the tide at BWF World Tour Finals
World champion and Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu, who had won the prestigious title in 2018, has been clubbed in Group 'B' alongside top-ranked Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei and home favourites Ratchanok Intanon and Pornpawee Chochuwong.
Jan 26, 2021, 13:24 PM IST
Thailand Open: Sai Praneeth withdraws after testing COVID-19 positive, roommate Srikanth also forced to pull out
BWF said Praneeth had been 'rooming with teammate Kidambi Srikanth at the official hotel' and so he too had to withdraw from the tournament. Srikanth had defeated Thailand's Sitthikom Thammasin 21-11 21-11 on Tuesday. The world number 14 had withdrawn from last week's event ahead of his second round after pulling a calf muscle. All other Indian players have tested negative following Monday's mandatory round of PCR testing.
Jan 20, 2021, 11:51 AM IST
Kidambi Srikanth pulls out of Thailand Open due to calf muscle injury
After Kidambi Srikanth's exit, Saina Nehwal remains the only Indian who will feature in the single's event of Thailand Open.
Jan 14, 2021, 15:36 PM IST
Thailand Open: Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal breeze into second round
Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal on Wednesday advanced into the second round of the ongoing Thailand Open Super 1000 tournament.
Jan 13, 2021, 19:15 PM IST
Kidambi Srikanth slams COVID-19 testing experience in Thailand, says haven't come to 'shed blood'
Srikanth is in Bangkok for the Thailand open which commenced on Tuesday and will go on until January 17.
Jan 13, 2021, 07:04 AM IST
Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth eases into quarter-finals of Denmark Open
Srikanth will next square off with the wiinner of the other second-round clash between second-seed Tien Chen Chou of Chinese Taipei and Nhat Nguyen of Ireland.
Oct 15, 2020, 18:15 PM IST
Excited to see MS Dhoni play again: Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth after confirmation of IPL 2020 dates
IPL Chairman Brijesh Patel on Friday confirmed that the T20 league will take place in United Arab Emirates (UAE) from September 19, with the final taking place on November 8.
Jul 24, 2020, 19:49 PM IST
BAI recommends Kidambi Srikanth for Khel Ratna Award after his apology
Meanwhile, HS Prannoy has been given 15 days to respond to his misconduct.
Jun 20, 2020, 09:36 AM IST
Kidambi Srikanth urges citizens to stay strong, spend time with close ones amid coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown
On March 28, Srikanth had revealed that he had made a donation to Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund, but he did not reveal the amount of his contribution.
Apr 06, 2020, 15:26 PM IST
Sports is not important than life: Kidambi Srikanth opens up on Olympics dream, life in lockdown and more
Ace Indian badminton player, Kidambi Srikanth, in an exclusive interview with WION's Sports Editor Digvijay Singh Deo, spoke about a lot of things ranging from the decision to postpone Olympics, how it will affect the qualification scenario, his run of form of late, how he is managing to remain fit amid the lockdown and much more.
Apr 05, 2020, 18:57 PM IST
Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth advise caution, say no need to panic against coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak
Even as novel coronavirus COVID-19 spread across the world and cases rise in India, ace shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth stressed on the importance of taking necessary precautions in the next two weeks to contain the spread of the disease which has affected more than 1.8 lakh people across the world and resulted in the death of over 7,1000.
Mar 17, 2020, 11:38 AM IST
All England Open: PV Sindhu advances, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth bow out
Meanwhile, Sai Praneeth--the other Indian in the fray--too crashed out of the tournament after going down 12-21, 13-21 against Zhao Jun Peng of China in 33 minutes.
Mar 12, 2020, 13:52 PM IST
PV Sindhu wins; Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, Sai Praneeth, Sourabh Verma out in 1st round of Indonesia Masters
Saina Nehwal, who is the defending champion in the women`s singles category, lost to Japan's Sayaki Takahashi. She won the first game but then was completely outclassed in the second and third with the final scoreline reading 19-21, 21-13, 21-5 in the Japanese player's favour.
Jan 15, 2020, 19:48 PM IST
